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Big Brother

January 19, 2015 by Erin Vincent 6 Comments

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Gabriel is such a great big brother to Jade.  He loves her with all his heart and tells her this daily.  They play well together, with her trying to emulate everything that he does. If he is playing with dinosaurs then she wants to play with dinosaurs. If he is playing with LEGOs, then she wants to play with LEGOs. If he is coloring with markers, then she wants to color with markers too. He also protects her and takes care of her when she falls down or needs help with something. He says she is the baby sister he always wanted.

Big Brother

Big Brother

Gabriel also remembers what it was like before Jade.  Before he had to share toys, story time, snuggles or even war paint.  He can get irritated with her a little more quickly at times. I asked him about this one day. What could he do to help with his patience and understanding?  He said that he needed to remember that she was just a little person and hadn’t been on this earth as many years as he.  He had a point…7 years is more than 2 years.

What did he need from me?  His answer surprised me, though thinking back to when I was a little girl with little sisters, it really shouldn’t have.

Big Brother

Big Brother

What Gabriel said he needed was alone time…not by himself, but with myself and Papa. He wanted a dinner with just the three of us. Then I asked Gabriel what would make the night special.  He said to have hamburgers wrapped in lettuce with french fries, pineapple, and to snuggle on the couch with us and watch the movie “The Black Stallion” because we had just finished the book….and that is exactly what we did.

Jade stayed at a friends house and we spent the evening cuddled on the couch talking about the differences between “The Black Stallion” book and the movie. By the way, we were particularly upset that they killed off Alecs dad in the movie and that Napoleon was portrayed as a white horse, when he was supposed to be a grey horse. There were many more discrepancies, but I told him that this was exactly why you read the book first and watched the movie last.  Then you could appreciate what really happened in the story, and appreciate the movie separately.

And so, while this was a fantastic night with a great kid, it will not be the last.  We will be sure to have these types of evenings on a regular basis.  I feel it was beneficial not only for Gabriel, but for Mama and Papa as well.

 

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About Erin Vincent

Erin is a writer, blogger, and homeschooler to two intense kids. She loves nature, farm life, good books, knitting, new pens, and hot coffee. Erin is a contributing writer for Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers. Her work has also been featured on Simple Homeschool and Book Shark.

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  1. Jenny Ripatti-Taylor says

    March 28, 2015 at 10:46 am

    What a great big brother I love watching the sibling bond in my two too. Its such a lovely thing to witness. Gorgeous post. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me. #sharewithme

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    • Erin Vincent says

      March 30, 2015 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks Jenny for stopping by Jenny! I love watching the bond develop as well 🙂

      Reply
  2. Little Steps says

    March 25, 2015 at 2:09 pm

    I have an older brother whom I have a special bond with and I’m sure when your kids are older, they’ll have that too 😉 Clearly the bond is already there and as they grow older, it will only strengthen more. Love that you had a date with him and just the three of you, just like old times 😉 #sharewithme.

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    • Erin Vincent says

      March 25, 2015 at 3:21 pm

      It is my hope that their bond grows stronger 🙂

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  3. Nana Charlie says

    January 19, 2015 at 11:54 pm

    I love the way you ask him questions and find ways to make things happen. I’m sure he does miss his alone time with Mama and Papa. He is such an awesome young man with a huge heart and tons of love!!

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    • Erin Vincent says

      January 20, 2015 at 3:11 pm

      Thank you Nana Charlie, we do our best everyday. Gabriel likes to remind me that "Tomorrow is always fresh. There are no mistakes in it yet." That is his favorite quote from Anne of Green Gables.

      Reply

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